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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven: By Twelve Only.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides the mayor, how many members were on the illegal special committee formed to run Philadelphia?
(a) 15.
(b) 34.
(c) 12.
(d) 26.

2. What did physicians call the tiny reddish sores that erupted on individuals who had the plague?
(a) Odium.
(b) Petechiae.
(c) Purpura.
(d) Stigma.

3. How much did the citizens of Manhattan send to aid Philadelphians?
(a) $600.
(b) $6,000.
(c) $500.
(d) $5,000.

4. How many Overseers were in charge of managing the city almshouse?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

5. When did Matthew Clarkson become mayor of Philadelphia?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1792.
(d) 1791.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Clarkson ask the physicians from the College of Physicians to come to a meeting about the plague?

2. How many physicians from the College of Physicians showed up when Matthew Clarkson called a meeting?

3. A few days before being called to care for Catherine LeMaigre, which doctor had lost his daughter to the same fever?

4. Where was the militia company stationed that shot off a cannon in Chapter 4?

5. What doctor wrote about the disgusting aspects of the vomit that spewed from fever victims?

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